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The Kearsarge was the first kit released. It is actually based on the 1883 refit of the original vesel, so it isn't even the one that was involved in the action off Cherbourg. The CSS Alabama kit was released with the same hull and deck and new upperworks inserted to be the Alabama. There's many differences; the Alabama had different tracks and locations for the Parrot guns and the hull was 8-12 feet longer, among other things. Why did Revell do it that way? $$$$ Money. Injection molds are HUGELY expensive and to make a dedicated one with comparatively little difference wasn't worth it. Just like the Thermoplaye kit is the same as the Cutty Sark with a couple added details. They're in business to make money, not necessarily to be historically accurate. If you want greater historic accuracy, the modeler has to fix it.
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I thought to post this appeal to this forum since it is plastic model related... I am seeking some Trumpeter 1/350 aircraft: SB2C Helldivers, TBM Avengers and F6F Hellcats. I’d like to secure a full complement for both a CV and CVL airwing. I have looked all over and they’re scarce as an honest man in politics. I have some unnecessary aircraft: 15 SBDs, an F4F and a TBD. I’d like to trade these one-for-one for SB2Cs, TBMs or F6Fs if they fit your needs. Otherwise, I’ll pay reasonable prices if you have some to sell. Thanks for your consideration…!
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It appears as though she had a rather unfortunate encounter with the Royal Navy and came off second best. Masts and rudder shot away, and all... She hasn't struck yet, so bring alongside and standby the boarding party...! Take her a prize. Tow her to port and make repairs. She'll fetch a pretty penny for the King. Cut away all the rigging and start over. The masts and spars appear repairable. By the looks of it the masts are broken off at or near deck-level. Rather than try to pull them out from the hull try to repair them by inserting telescoping plastic tube inside the original mast to make a reinforced splice. It looks like many of the gun port lids are missing. Something like those shouldn't be too hard to scratch-build from plastic card.
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Artesania Latina 1:50 Dallas 1815 Revenue Cutter
Capt Mongo replied to Capt Mongo's topic in Wood ship model kits
In the continuing saga... I went out today and copied the Chapelle drawing of the subject revenue cutter in my book and brought them up to 1/50 scale. They looked kinda small when they got spit out of the copier at Kinko's. I brought them home and indeed they are much smaller than the plans in the Artesenia Latina Dallas kit. I checked the dimensions provided by Chapelle against his drawings and the kit plans. Come to discover that the kit is about 1/38.5 scale. So now I gotta go back to Kinko's and copy the diagrams again to bring them up to 1/38.5 scale... -
Artesania Latina 1:50 Dallas 1815 Revenue Cutter
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mtaylor, Thanks for the steer to Woodcraft. On occasion I'm a 1:1 scale woodworker and have used Woodcraft as a source for items for those projects. I never thought of them as a source for model shipbuilding materials! Live and learn... I found some suitable plywood for the project: 5/32" Finnish birch for the hull parts and 1/16" Finnish birch for the false deck. The false deck material is a little thinner than the kit part, but should lend itself to camber and sweep easier than thicker stock. Thank you! Jeff Capt Mongo -
Artesania Latina 1:50 Dallas 1815 Revenue Cutter
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grsjax, YESSSSSS...!!! On your suggestion, I went to my library and found my copy of "The History Of American Sailing Ships" and the plans you mention. They are published at approx. 1/133 scale which will require some creative copying to get them up to the kit's 1/50 scale. The frames don't quite correspond to the kit frames; the drawing has more frames so will provide better support and contours for the planking. Thanks for the suggestion. I had no idea that Chapelle is the likely origin of the kit plans. It's amazing the information buried in one's library that we don't know is there... Jeff Capt Mongo -
Artesania Latina 1:50 Dallas 1815 Revenue Cutter
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Richard, Thanks very much for the suggestion and the image to make the bulkheads from the cutouts from the backing sheet. Oddly, I still have that piece with the remains of my kit! I thought of that as well, but am afraid that it would induce some serious errors to the finished product. Jeff Capt Mongo -
I started this kit many years ago in my ill-spent youth. Fast forward 35 years or so and I came across the box with all the remaining parts and thought to resume the build. It appears that the hull that I started has gone missing in the many intervening moves. I'd like to try to start over if I can replace the missing hull parts. I thought to replace the parts from the manufacturer. I contacted Artesania Latina; they no longer produce, stock or support the kit. I think I can replicate the keelson and the deck fairly well using the kit plans. However, the bulkheads will not be possible to reproduce since only a couple are partially represented in the plans. If anyone has this kit in unstarted condition and you have the bulkheads available that you could trace them onto paper and send them to me that I might be able to reproduce those the parts? I will, of course, reimburse any associated costs. Also, the parts call for 4mm and 2mm plywood. I have searched unsuccessfully all over the internet for such material. Is there a producer or supplier in the US for thin plywood in metric dimensions? TIA to anyone that might be able to help me!
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I, too, have this kit. I started it many years ago in my ill-spent youth. Fast forward 35 years or so and I came across the box with all the remaining parts and thought to resume the build. It appears that the hull that I started has gone missing in the many intervening moves. I thought to replace the parts from the manufacturer. I contacted Artesania Latina; they no longer produce, stock or support the kit. I think I can replicate the keelson and the deck fairly well using the kit plans. However, the bulkheads will not be possible to reproduce since they are not represented in the plans. My question is, for anyone following this thread, do you have the bulkheads available that you could trace them onto paper and send them to me that I might be able to make the parts? I will, of course, reimburse any associated costs. Also, the parts call for 4mm and 2mm plywood. I have searched unsuccessfully all over the internet for such material. Is there a producer or supplier in the US for thin plywood in metric dimensions? Assuming that I can find the materials and information I need to resume this project I look forward to the OP's insight on making this model. TIA to anyone that might be able to help me!
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